Unit 1  Coordinated Effort Towards a Better Life

    A. WHO Says Health Debts Push 100 Million People a Year Into Poverty

    B. An 1859 Battle in Italy, and the Birth of the Red Cross

    C. Obama Signs Historic Health Care Bill

Unit 2  Unhealthy Habits

    A. Less Salt Can Mean More Life

    B. World Health Organization Says Alcohol Abuse Is an International Problem

    C. Smoking and the Risk to Women's Lungs

Unit 3  Children's Health  .

    A. A Study Looks at Environmental Influences on Children

    B. Study Links Bedtime Rules to Better Skills in Preschool Children

    C. Deficits Found in Brain's Reward System in A.D.H.D. Patients

Unit 4  Psychological Problems

    A. Bringing Attention to Differences in Suicide Around the World

    B. How Loneliness Can Infect Social Networks

    C. "Gelotophobia" Is No Laughing Matter

Unit 5  Infectious Diseases

    A. Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia

    B. Haiti's Cholera Outbreak Puts Pressure on Capital

    C. Vaccine Shortage: A Concern in Fight Against H1 N1

Unit 6  Chronic Diseases

    A. Chronic Diseases: An "Impending Disaster" for Some Nations

    B. Biomarkers Show Little Help in Predicting Heart Disease

    C. Battling a Stroke

Unit 7  AIDS

    A. Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs

    B. How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV

    C. Prevention, Treatment Efforts Have "Broken" the Direction of AIDS

Unit 8  Radiation

    A. After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

    B. Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

    C. Doctors Lack Many Ways to Treat Radiation Exposure

Unit 9  Surgery

    A. When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It Might Seem

    B. Training Medical Teams to Communicate Better During Operations

    C. A Test for Brain Injury Creates Its Own Risks in Children

Unit 10  Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology

    A. Turning Images Into Sensations to Assist the Blind

    B. Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal

    C. Doctors Are Advised on Treating a Hoarse Voice

Unit 11  Vaccine

    A. Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost

    B. Kids, Germs and Day Care; A Meningitis Vaccine for Africa

    C. A New AIDS Plan for the US, and New Hopes for a Vaccine

Unit 12  Brain Study

    A. Study Adds to Understanding of Language and the Brain

    B. Are People Who Speak More Than One Language Smarter?

    C. Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain

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